Joe Burrow Will Be Gametime Decision For Monday Night

According to Dianna Russini, the Bengals plan to wait until just a few hours before Monday night’s game against the Rams to make a final decision on QB Joe Burrow. 

Burrow has been dealing with a calf injury that was reaggravated in the Week 2 loss to the Ravens. Cincinnati is 0-2 and desperately needs a win, while the backup options behind Burrow are underwhelming. 

Russini says there are some differing opinions in the Bengals’ building on the best course of action, as there are some who want to wait until Burrow is 100 percent healed from his calf injury to play him, while others think that would kill Cincinnati’s playoff hopes. 

Burrow, 26, was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in 2020 by the Bengals out of LSU. He signed a four-year, $36,190,137 rookie contract that includes a $23,880,100 signing bonus.

Burrow was set to earn a base salary of $1,010,000 in 2023. The Bengals already picked up his fifth-year option for the 2024 season when they signed him to a record five-year, $275 million extension. 

In 2023, Burrow has appeared in two games for the Bengals and completed 56.9 percent of his passes for 304 yards, two touchdowns and one interception to go along with two carries for four yards.